JP2019134374A - Information processing device and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device which allows a user who changes display to grasp a display time after the display of setting items for using an apparatus is changed.SOLUTION: In the case of changing the display of setting items for using an apparatus, presentation means of the information processing device presents a time until displaying the state of the setting items in using the apparatus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing program.

  In Patent Document 1, it is possible to automatically set shortcut items and reduce the burden on the user. When the control device is instructed to perform a destination search by a user operation, the display device On the screen, a selection screen including a plurality of items (icons) is displayed from the menu screen which is the first hierarchy based on the operation of the user's touch panel, and the control device displays the screen in a hierarchical transition. When the reaction time t from the display until the icon selection operation is performed is measured in each layer, and the reaction time t of each layer from the initial screen to the selection screen of the nth layer is less than or equal to the threshold value Δt In addition, on the shortcut screen that is determined to be a skilled time, the screen transition from the initial screen is skipped, and the transition to the selection screen of the nth hierarchy is skipped. Is possible to automatically set disclosed the eye.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 aims to facilitate management and control of customization settings while improving user operability, and includes a screen that includes a type representing a dependency relationship between UI screens at the time of customization with respect to a UI screen First management means for managing type information, and second for managing arrangement item type information including a type indicating whether or not customization of a dependency destination UI screen is reflected for an arrangement item arranged in a UI screen A management unit, a third management unit that manages and controls the configuration of a plurality of UI screens, and an arrangement item of a predetermined UI screen that is display-controlled by the third management unit is customized. Based on the screen type information and the arrangement item type information of the arrangement item to be customized, the customization is reflected on the UI screen depending on the predetermined UI screen. A customization controller determines Luke, be provided with a disclosed.

  In Patent Document 3, it is an object to provide an operation environment suitable for a user's usage on a setting screen that can be customized for changing the setting of an electronic device, and an electronic device has an object corresponding to a setting item. When the arranged setting screen is displayed on the display unit and a plurality of objects are prepared for one setting item, the user selects one of the plurality of objects as an object to be displayed on the setting screen. The plurality of objects prepared for the setting items include a first object and a second object having a larger display size than the first object and a larger amount of information to be displayed than the first object. The type of setting value that can be operated with the first object is the type of setting value that can be operated with the first object. It has been disclosed larger.

JP 2008-071252 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-136181 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-143342

Changes to the display of setting items for using devices (generally referred to as user interface customization) have been made. For example, there is a change in the display order of setting items. As a state of this setting item, there is a state in which it takes a long time to display the setting item. For example, when a user who wants to use a device is set to display a setting item on a single screen without scrolling (so-called First View), it takes time to display the setting item. Since the setting items are not displayed immediately, the operability for the user is deteriorated. Even for the user who changes the display, it is impossible to predict how long it will take to display the display.
An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing program that allow a user who changes the display to grasp the display time after changing the display of the setting items for using the device.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
The invention according to claim 1 includes a presentation means for presenting a time until displaying the state of the setting item when the device is used when changing the display of the setting item for using the device. It is a processing device.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the device is an image processing apparatus, and the setting item includes a setting as a hardware function of the image processing apparatus.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the time includes a communication time for acquiring the state of the hardware function.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting means presents the use frequency of the setting item along with the time.

  5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the presenting means sorts and presents the setting items according to a value obtained by combining the time and the usage frequency of the setting items. is there.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting means graphically presents the length of the setting item for each setting item.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect, wherein the presenting means graphically presents a total value of the time lengths of the plurality of setting items.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting unit distinguishes and presents a region initially presented on a display device provided in the device and a region outside the region.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first presented region is a range that can be displayed on one screen of the display device.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, when the computer changes the display of the setting item for using the device, the presenting means for presenting the time until the state of the setting item when the device is used is displayed. It is an information processing program for making it function as.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the first aspect, the user who changes the display can grasp the display time after the change of the display of the setting item for using the device.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the second aspect, the present invention can be applied to an image processing apparatus, and a setting as a hardware function of the image processing apparatus can be included as a setting item.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the third aspect, the communication time for acquiring the state of the hardware function can be included in the time for presenting.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the fourth aspect, the usage frequency of the setting item can be presented together with the time until the setting item is displayed.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the fifth aspect, the setting items can be sorted and presented according to a value obtained by combining the time and use frequency of the setting item.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the sixth aspect, the length of time of the setting item can be presented graphically for each setting item.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the seventh aspect, it is possible to graphically present a value obtained by summing the time lengths of the plurality of setting items.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the eighth aspect, it is possible to distinguish and present the area initially presented on the display device provided in the device and the outside of the area.

  According to the information processing program of the ninth aspect, the user can know the range that can be displayed on one screen of the display device.

  According to the information processing program of claim 10, the user who changes the display can grasp the display time after the change of the display of the setting item for using the device.

It is a conceptual module block diagram about the structural example of this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the system configuration example using this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the process target by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the process target by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a data structure of a setting item display area and a display time table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a data structure of a setting item name display area / display time table and a value display area / display time table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a data structure of a display order and a setting item name display area table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a presentation process by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a presentation process by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a presentation process by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a data structure of a setting item and frequency table. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which implement | achieves this Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment for realizing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of the present embodiment.
The module generally refers to components such as software (computer program) and hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, the module in the present embodiment indicates not only a module in a computer program but also a module in a hardware configuration. Therefore, the present embodiment is a computer program for causing these modules to function (a program for causing a computer to execute each procedure, a program for causing a computer to function as each means, and a function for each computer. This also serves as an explanation of the program and system and method for realizing the above. However, for the sake of explanation, the words “store”, “store”, and equivalents thereof are used. However, when the embodiment is a computer program, these words are stored in a storage device or stored in memory. This means that control is performed so as to be stored in the apparatus. Modules may correspond to functions one-to-one, but in mounting, one module may be configured by one program, or a plurality of modules may be configured by one program, and conversely, one module May be composed of a plurality of programs. The plurality of modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by a plurality of computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Note that one module may include other modules. Hereinafter, “connection” is used not only for physical connection but also for logical connection (data exchange, instruction, reference relationship between data, login, etc.). “Predetermined” means that the process is determined before the target process, and not only before the process according to this embodiment starts but also after the process according to this embodiment starts. Also, if it is before the target processing, it is used in accordance with the situation / status at that time or with the intention to be decided according to the status / status up to that point. When there are a plurality of “predetermined values”, they may be different values, or two or more values (of course, including all values) may be the same. In addition, the description of “do B when A” is used to mean “determine whether or not A and do B when A”. However, the case where it is not necessary to determine whether or not A is excluded. In addition, when enumerating things such as “A, B, C”, etc., it is an enumerated list unless otherwise specified, and includes cases where only one of them is selected (for example, only A).
In addition, the system or device is configured by connecting a plurality of computers, hardware, devices, and the like by communication means such as a network (including one-to-one correspondence communication connection), etc., and one computer, hardware, device. The case where it implement | achieves by etc. is also included. “Apparatus” and “system” are used as synonymous terms. Of course, the “system” does not include a social “mechanism” (social system) that is an artificial arrangement.
In addition, when performing a plurality of processes in each module or in each module, the target information is read from the storage device for each process, and the processing result is written to the storage device after performing the processing. is there. Therefore, description of reading from the storage device before processing and writing to the storage device after processing may be omitted. Here, the storage device may include a hard disk, a RAM (Random Access Memory), an external storage medium, a storage device via a communication line, a register in a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the like.

  The information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment changes the display of setting items for using the device. As shown in the example of FIG. 1, the custom module 110 and the user interface information storage module 140 are used. A processing management module 150 and a sensor group 170. For example, the user interface can be customized on the device.

The custom module 110 includes a display change reception module 115, a presentation module 120, and a time prediction module 125, and is connected to the user interface information storage module 140. The custom module 110 customizes the user interface. For example, the user interface of the image processing apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 2 is customized.
The display change reception module 115 receives a user operation and shifts to a user interface customization mode. Then, in the customization mode, an instruction of “changing the display of setting items” which is a user operation is received, and the display of the setting items is changed according to the instruction. For example, changing the display order of setting items is applicable. A setting as a hardware function of the image processing apparatus 200 may be included as a setting item.

When changing the display of the setting item for using the device, the presentation module 120 presents the time until the state of the setting item when the device is used is displayed.
“Changing the display of setting items for using the device” means customization of the so-called user interface, which is changing the setting items to be displayed. For example, there are selection of setting items to be displayed, change of display order, and the like.
As the “setting item”, the name of the setting item, the state of the setting item, or a combination thereof may be used.
“When using a device” is a so-called actual use of the device, and the device operates according to the setting of the setting item. Of course, after the display is changed (after customization).

The “time until the setting item status is displayed” includes the time for communication with the device. Further, the “time until the setting item state is displayed” may include a communication time for acquiring the state of the hardware function of the device. Note that the “time until the setting item state is displayed” may be a time until the display is completed or a time until the display preparation is completed (that is, a time until immediately before display). The latter is because the display time after the content to be displayed is almost the same in many cases, so that it takes time to complete display preparation to determine which setting item is late.
Users who use the information processing apparatus 100 include not only general users (users of the devices) but also managers of the devices and developers of the devices (including developers such as third vendors). May be.

Further, the presentation module 120 may present the usage frequency of the setting item together with the “time until the setting item state is displayed”.
Then, the presentation module 120 may sort and present the setting items according to a value obtained by combining the time and the usage frequency of the setting items.
Further, the presentation module 120 may graphically present the length of time of the setting item for each setting item.
Then, the presentation module 120 may graphically present a value obtained by summing the time lengths of the plurality of setting items.

In addition, the presentation module 120 may distinguish and present an area that is initially presented on a display device provided in the device and an area outside the area. Here, the “region to be presented first” (also referred to as a first view) may be a range that can be displayed on one screen of the display device. More specifically, the “region to be presented first” is displayed without scrolling on one screen (other than tab switching, etc.) when the user displays the setting screen by operating the device. It is the range that can be done. For example, the “region to be presented first” includes a region in the case where a setting item is first presented on the display device of the device when the device becomes available after the power is turned on.
In this embodiment, if there is a setting item that takes time to display in this “first area to be presented”, it takes time to display it even though it is an area to be presented first. It will be. In other words, the user has to wait for the display. Therefore, when displaying a setting item in the customization mode, the time until the state of the setting item is displayed is presented so that the user can grasp that it takes time.

  The time prediction module 125 predicts the time until each setting item is displayed. For example, when a device is used, the time until the setting item is displayed may be measured, and the time until each setting item is displayed may be predicted from the history of the measured time. For example, a statistical value of the past time (average value, mode value, median value, maximum value, etc.) may be used as the predicted value. Moreover, you may measure the time until each setting item is displayed at that time.

The user interface information storage module 140 is connected to the custom module 110 and the process management module 150. The user interface information storage module 140 stores information related to the arrangement of setting items presented on the display device of the device. For example, when the setting items are presented in a list format, the order of the setting items is stored as in the display order / setting item name display area table 800 shown in the example of FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the display order / setting item name display area table 800. The display order / setting item name display area table 800 has a display order column 810 and a setting item name display area column 820. The display order column 810 stores the display order in the list. The setting item name display area column 820 stores a setting item name display area. For example, in FIG. 8, the display order “1” indicates that the setting item name display area “Paper Supply”.
Further, the user interface information storage module 140 may store the display time of each setting item.

The processing management module 150 includes a user interface module 155 and a processing module 160, and is connected to the user interface information storage module 140 and the sensor group 170. The processing management module 150 performs processing in the device.
The user interface module 155 presents setting items and the like on a screen of a display device provided in the device, and accepts a user operation on the screen. For example, the setting items are presented according to the order of the display order / setting item name display area table 800 in the user interface information storage module 140. In addition to displaying on a display device such as a liquid crystal display, presentation may include a combination of outputting sound from a sound output device such as a speaker, vibration using a tactile device, and the like.
The processing module 160 performs device processing according to the operation received by the user interface module 155. For example, when the device is the image processing apparatus 200, when the user interface module 155 receives a copy operation, the processing module 160 performs a copying process.
The sensor group 170 is connected to the processing management module 150. The sensor group 170 detects the state of the configuration in the device. For example, when the device is the image processing apparatus 200, the size of the paper feeding unit, the presence / absence of paper in the paper feeding unit, and a post-processing device that performs post-processing such as bookbinding and punching are attached to the image processing device 200. In this case, communication with the processing apparatus may be performed thereafter, and then the state of the processing apparatus may be detected.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration example using the present embodiment.
The example illustrated in FIG. 2A is a system configuration in which the image processing apparatus 200 includes the information processing apparatus 100, which is a so-called stand-alone system. The information processing apparatus 100 displays setting items as a user interface on a display that also serves as a touch panel of the image processing apparatus 200. The user interface is customized according to the user's operation. At that time, the time until the setting item is displayed is also presented so that the user can grasp the display time when such customization is performed.

In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the image processing apparatus 200a, the image processing apparatus 200b, the image processing apparatus 200c, and the information processing apparatus 100d are connected via a communication line 290, respectively. The communication line 290 may be wireless, wired, or a combination thereof, and may be, for example, the Internet or an intranet as a communication infrastructure. Further, the function of the information processing apparatus 100 may be realized as a cloud service.
Each image processing apparatus 200 includes the information processing apparatus 100. The user interface can be customized as a stand-alone system, and each image processing apparatus 200 can be customized using the information processing apparatus 100d via the communication line 290. The user interface may be customized. Further, when a plurality of image processing apparatuses 200 are used by the same model or the same group member, a user interface customized by the information processing apparatus 100d may be set in another image processing apparatus 200. In this case, for example, the group member can use the image processing apparatus 200 with the same user interface.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
In step S302, the display change receiving module 115 detects the customization mode in accordance with a user operation.
In step S304, the presentation module 120 presents a screen that has already been arranged. That is, the user interface in the state before the customization mode is presented.
In step S306, the display change receiving module 115 detects a customization operation. For example, a change in the order of setting items is applicable.

In step S308, the display change receiving module 115 determines whether or not the user's operation is completed. If completed, the process proceeds to step S310. Otherwise, the process returns to step S306.
In step S310, the time prediction module 125 predicts the processing time of the customized screen. That is, the time until the state of each setting item is displayed is predicted.
In step S312, the presentation module 120 presents a screen including information on the display time of each setting item.

In step S314, the display change receiving module 115 determines whether or not a re-operation is detected. If detected, the process returns to step S306. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S316. When the user determines that the display time is not appropriate, the user instructs re-operation. If the first view display time exceeds or exceeds a predetermined time instead of the user's judgment, a message may be presented so as to redo the customization.
In step S316, the display change receiving module 115 completes the customization mode according to the user's operation.
In step S318, the display change receiving module 115 stores the customized setting in the user interface information storage module 140.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a processing target according to the present embodiment.
A screen area 410 is a display screen of the image processing apparatus 200. The screen area 410 is divided into a fixed area 415 and a scrollable area 420.
The fixed area 415 is a fixed area and cannot be customized. For example, an area for copying is always displayed. Specifically, the fixed area 415 displays a user display area 452, a copy operation display area 454, a start button 456, a copy number display area 458, and a numeric key group 460.

The scrollable area 420 is an area other than the fixed area 415 in the screen area 410 and displays setting items. In the example of FIG. 4, the output color display area 462 and the 2-sided display area 464 are displayed. However, by scrolling, the paper supply display area 466 and the like below can be displayed. That is, although setting items can be displayed in the screen area 410, not all setting items can be displayed, and the display order can be customized.
The customization area 425 is an area that can be customized. For example, an output color display area 462, a 2-sided display area 464, a paper supply display area 466, a collated display area 468, a reduce / enlarge display area 470, and an original type display area. 472, a Lightten / Darken display area 474, an Original Orientation display area 476, an Original Size display area 478, a Booklet Creation display area 480, and a Front Cover display area 482. In the customization mode, the order of these can be changed by a user operation. Since the scrollable area 420 is always presented, if it takes time to display the setting items in the scrollable area 420, the user may feel that the operability is poor. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the time until the state of each setting item is displayed is presented. The presentation of time will be described with reference to the examples of FIGS.
In the customization instruction area 430, a reset button 484, a save button 486, and a customize button 488 are displayed. When the reset button 484 is selected, the customization operation is canceled in the customization mode. When the save button 486 is selected, the order of the setting items in the customization area 425 at that time is stored in the user interface information storage module 140. When the customize button 488 is selected, the mode shifts to the customize mode.

  Regarding setting items Z other than the screen area 410 (setting items Z that are displayed only when scrolled), while the Output Color display area 462 and the like are displayed in the screen area 410, the setting item Z By detecting the state, it is possible to display smoothly even when scrolling. In other words, for the setting item Z that is not displayed in the screen area 410 (in the example of FIG. 4, the setting item in the Paper Supply display area 466 and below), the state of the setting item Z is detected before being displayed. What should I do?

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a processing target according to the present embodiment. The example of the display content in a setting item is shown.
Each setting item display area (Output Color display area 462 to Front Cover display area 482) in the customization area 425 is divided into a setting item name display area 510 and a value display area 520. The example of FIG. 5 shows the case of the Paper Supply display area 466. For example, “Paper Supply” (paper supply) is displayed as the setting item name display area 510, and “Auto Select” (automatic selection) is displayed as the “Paper Supply” state as the value display area 520. The sensor group 170 detects the state of “Auto Select”. This detection takes time. For example, it is necessary to detect whether this setting has been made. Depending on the setting item, it is necessary to communicate with the post-processing device and then detect the state of the processing device. Therefore, the time until the setting item status is displayed generally differs for each setting item.

For example, the setting item display area / display time table 600 manages the time until the setting item (entire setting item) is displayed.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the setting item display area / display time table 600.
The setting item display area / display time table 600 includes a setting item display area column 610 and a display time column 620. The setting item display area column 610 stores target setting items. The display time column 620 stores the display time in the setting item (display time of the entire setting item). For example, the display time of “Paper Supply” (including the time until the state is displayed) as the setting item display area indicates “a” seconds.

In addition to the setting item display area / display time table 600, the time until the setting items (only setting item names, only setting item states) are displayed. For example, the setting item name display area / display time table 700, value The display area / display time table 750 may be used for management.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the setting item name display area / display time table 700 and the value display area / display time table 750.
FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the setting item name display area / display time table 700.
The setting item name display area / display time table 700 includes a setting item name display area column 710 and a display time column 720. The setting item name display area column 710 stores a target setting item name. The display time column 720 stores the display time of the name in the setting item.
For example, it is indicated that the display time of “Paper Supply” as the setting item name display area is “a1” seconds.
FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the value display area / display time table 750.
The value display area / display time table 750 includes a value display area column 760 and a display time column 770. The value display area column 760 stores a target value display area. The display time column 770 stores the display time of the state in the setting item.
For example, the display time of “Paper Supply” as a value display area indicates “a2” seconds.
The relationship between a, a1, and a2 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is “a = a1 + a2.”

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of time presentation processing according to the present embodiment.
The length of the display time bar 910 indicates the time for displaying the entire setting item name display area (that is, both the setting item name display area 510 and the value display area 520). For example, the color may be translucent red (that is, red so that the characters in the setting item name display area 510 and the value display area 520 below can be seen).
Further, the length of the display time bar 910 may indicate the time for displaying only the setting item name display area 510, or may indicate the time for displaying only the value display area 520. Good.
In the example of FIG. 9, the display time of the Reduce / Enlarge display area 470 of FIG. 9B is the shortest, and then the Paper Supply display area 466 of FIG. 9A, which is the Booklet Display of FIG. 9C. It shows that the display time of the area 480 is the longest. In other words, it does not take time to detect the state of “Reduce / Enlarge”, but it takes more time to detect the state of “Paper Supply”, and it takes more time to detect the state of “Booklet Creation”. Is shown.

A display example other than the example shown in FIG. 9 is shown in FIG. The display time bar 910 shown in FIG. 9 overlaps the characters in the paper supply display area 466, but in the example of FIG. 10, the display time bar is displayed without overlapping.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a presentation process according to the present embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 10A, the display time bar 1010 is displayed on the right side of the paper supply display area 466. The horizontal length of the display time bar 910 shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the display time, but in the example of FIG. 10A, the height of the display time bar 1010 corresponds to the display time.
In the example of FIG. 10B, the display time bar 1010 is displayed under the paper supply display area 466. Similar to the example of FIG. 9, in the example of FIG. 10B, the horizontal width of the display time bar 1010 corresponds to the display time.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a presentation process according to the present embodiment.
A display time bar 1110 indicates the total display time of a plurality of setting item name display areas. Specifically, the height of the display time bar 1110 indicates the total display time of the paper supply display area 466, the collated display area 468, the reduce / enlarge display area 470, and the original type display area 472.
For example, when these setting item name groups (Paper Supply display area 466, Collated display area 468, Reduce / Enlarge display area 470, Original Type display area 472) form one group, these are always displayed as a group. It is necessary to know the display time of the entire group.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example according to the present embodiment.
12 shows that the state of the example shown in FIG. 12A is changed to the state of the example shown in FIG. 12B in accordance with the user's customization operation. In other words, in the example of FIG. 12A, which is the state before editing, other setting items are sandwiched between the setting items of the paper supply display area 466, the reduce / enlarge display area 470, and the booklet creation display area 480. However, according to the user's operation, as shown in the example of FIG. 12B, the customize / display area 470, the paper supply display area 466, and the bookmark creation display area 480 are sequentially displayed from the top of the customization area 425. To be customized.
Further, it may be sorted not by the user's customization operation but by the display time and changed to the state of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the present exemplary embodiment.
In step S1302, the display change receiving module 115 detects the customization mode according to the user's operation.
In step S1304, the presentation module 120 presents an already arranged screen. That is, the user interface in the state before the customization mode is presented.
In step S1306, the display change receiving module 115 detects a customization operation. For example, a change in the order of setting items is applicable.

In step S1308, the display change receiving module 115 determines whether or not the user operation has been completed. If completed, the process proceeds to step S1310. Otherwise, the process returns to step S1306.
In step S1310, the time prediction module 125 predicts the processing time of the customized screen.

In step S1312, the time prediction module 125 acquires frequency information of each setting item. For example, a setting item / frequency table 1400 is used. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the setting item / frequency table 1400. The setting item / frequency table 1400 includes a setting item column 1410 and a frequency column 1420. The setting item column 1410 stores setting items. The frequency column 1420 stores the number of times (frequency) that the setting item has been used.
For example, FIG. 14 shows that the setting item “Paper Supply” has a frequency “X” times.

In step S1314, the presentation module 120 calculates an index using the display time and frequency information of each setting item. For example, (Example 1) A value obtained by subtracting the display time from the frequency information may be used. In this case, the larger the value, the higher the setting item that should be displayed. (Example 2) Conversely, a value obtained by subtracting the frequency information from the display time may be used. In this case, the smaller the value, the higher the setting item that should be displayed. (Example 3) Moreover, you may make it calculate using a weight with respect to each of display time and frequency information.
As (Example 3), specifically, the following may be used as an index.
Let Ni be the number of operations of the setting item (Ni, i is a number indicating the setting item).
Normalization is performed as follows. This gives a total of one.
Wni = Ni / sum (N1 + N2 + ...)
Let the display time of the setting item (Ni) be Ti.
Normalization is performed as follows. This gives a total of one.
Wti = Ti / sum (T1 + T2 + ...)
Then, the ratio of the priority of the number of operations of the setting item is X (X is a numerical value of 1 or less), and the ratio of the priority of the display time of the setting item is (1-X).
The order of arrangement is determined as follows by combining the priority of the number of operations and the priority of the display time.
Sort Step1, Wni, and Wti.
Wni: descending order of operations
Wti: In ascending order of display time
1-Wti: Step 2 in which the display order in the order of the display time is the same as Wti, and the following formula is used as the calculation formula of the total value.
Wi = Wni * X + (1-Wti) * (1-X)
The value of Wi is used as an index using display time and frequency information. The length of the bar (corresponding to the display time bar 910 shown in the example of FIG. 9) is determined by the value of Wi. Note that the arrangement order of the setting items may be determined in the order of the value of Wi.
Note that the exception processing in Step 2 may be as follows.
(1) The case where two or more Wi values are the same corresponds to, for example, the case where the Wi values of the setting item A and the setting item C are the same.
Priority is given to the higher order of X and (1-X). That is, the ratio of the priority of the number of operations is compared with the ratio of the priority of the display time, and the larger one is selected. When the number of operations is selected, the display order of setting items with a large number of operations is increased (close to the first place), and when the display time is selected, the display order of setting items with a short display time is increased.
(2) If two or more Wi values are the same, and X and (1-X) are the same, any display order may be increased. For example, you may make it determine those display orders at random.

  In the case where customization is performed in a state where there is no operation history, the index may be determined only by the display time. Further, an initial value may be set as the number of operations. Then, as the initial value, the number of operations in another image processing apparatus 200 may be used.

In step S1316, the presentation module 120 presents a screen including the index calculated in step S1314.
In step S1318, the display change receiving module 115 determines whether or not a re-operation is detected. If detected, the process returns to step S1306. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1320. When the user determines that the display time or the use frequency is not appropriate, the user instructs re-operation. If the first view display time exceeds or exceeds a predetermined time instead of the user's judgment, a message may be presented so as to redo the customization. Alternatively, if the ratio of the use frequency of the setting items in the first view is not less than or less than a predetermined ratio, instead of the user's judgment, a message may be presented so that customization is performed again.

In step S1320, the display change receiving module 115 completes the customization mode according to the user's operation.
In step S1322, the display change receiving module 115 stores the customized settings in the user interface information storage module 140.

  A hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration shown in FIG. 15 is configured by a personal computer (PC), for example, and shows a hardware configuration example including a data reading unit 1517 such as a scanner and a data output unit 1518 such as a printer.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1501 includes various modules described in the above-described embodiments, that is, the custom module 110, the display change reception module 115, the presentation module 120, the time prediction module 125, the process management module 150, and the user interface module. Reference numeral 155 denotes a control unit that executes processing according to a computer program describing an execution sequence of each module such as the processing module 160.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 1502 stores programs used by the CPU 1501, calculation parameters, and the like. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 1503 stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 1501, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 1504 including a CPU bus or the like.

  The host bus 1504 is connected to an external bus 1506 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 1505.

  A keyboard 1508 and a pointing device 1509 such as a mouse are devices operated by an operator. The display 1510 includes a liquid crystal display device or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and displays various types of information as text or image information. Further, a touch screen or the like having both functions of the pointing device 1509 and the display 1510 may be used. In that case, with respect to the realization of the keyboard function, even if the keyboard 1508 is not physically connected, a keyboard (so-called software keyboard, screen keyboard, etc.) is drawn on the screen (touch screen) by software, You may make it implement | achieve the function of a keyboard.

  An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 1511 includes a hard disk (may be a flash memory or the like), drives the hard disk, and records or reproduces a program executed by the CPU 1501 and information. The hard disk realizes a function as the user interface information storage module 140 or the like. Further, various other data, various computer programs, and the like are stored.

  The drive 1512 reads out data or a program recorded on a removable recording medium 1513 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and the data or program is read out as an interface 1507 and an external bus 1506. , To the RAM 1503 connected via the bridge 1505 and the host bus 1504. Note that the removable recording medium 1513 can also be used as a data recording area.

  The connection port 1514 is, for example, a port for connecting an external connection device 1515 that is the sensor group 170, and has a connection unit such as USB or IEEE1394. The connection port 1514 is connected to the CPU 1501 and the like via an interface 1507, an external bus 1506, a bridge 1505, a host bus 1504, and the like. The communication unit 1516 is connected to a communication line and executes data communication processing with the outside. The data reading unit 1517 is a scanner, for example, and executes document reading processing. The data output unit 1518 is, for example, a printer, and executes document data output processing.

  Note that the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 15 illustrates one configuration example, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. Any configuration can be used. For example, some modules may be configured with dedicated hardware (for example, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), etc.), and some modules are in an external system and connected via a communication line In addition, a plurality of systems shown in FIG. 15 may be connected to each other through communication lines so as to cooperate with each other. In particular, in addition to personal computers, portable information communication devices (including mobile phones, smartphones, mobile devices, wearable computers, etc.), information appliances, robots, copiers, fax machines, scanners, printers, multifunction devices (scanners, printers, An image processing apparatus having two or more functions such as a copying machine and a fax machine) may be incorporated.

The program described above may be provided by being stored in a recording medium, or the program may be provided by communication means. In that case, for example, the above-described program may be regarded as an invention of a “computer-readable recording medium recording the program”.
The “computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded” refers to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, such as “DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,” and DVD + RW. Standard “DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.”, compact disc (CD), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), Blu-ray disc ( Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), magneto-optical disk (MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)) )), Flash memory, Random access memory (RAM) SD (Secure Digital) memory card and the like.
Then, the whole or a part of the program may be recorded on the recording medium for storage or distribution. Also, by communication, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wired network used for the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, or a wireless communication It may be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination of these, or may be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the program may be a part or all of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Moreover, it may be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording media. Further, it may be recorded in any manner as long as it can be restored, such as compression or encryption.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Information processing apparatus 110 ... Custom module 115 ... Display change reception module 120 ... Presentation module 125 ... Time prediction module 140 ... User interface information storage module 150 ... Processing management module 155 ... User interface module 160 ... Processing module 170 ... Sensor group 200 ... Image processing device 290 ... Communication line

Claims (10)

An information processing apparatus comprising: presentation means for presenting a time until displaying a state of the setting item when using the device when changing the display of the setting item for using the device. The device is an image processing device,
The setting item includes a setting as a hardware function of the image processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The time includes a communication time for acquiring the state of the hardware function.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The presenting means presents the usage frequency of the setting item along with the time.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The presenting means sorts and presents the setting items according to a value obtained by combining the time and the usage frequency of the setting items.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The presenting means graphically presents the length of the setting item for each setting item,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The presenting means graphically presents a total value of the time lengths of the plurality of setting items.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 6. The presenting means distinguishes and presents an area first presented on a display device provided in the device and an area outside the area,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The region presented first is a range that can be displayed on one screen of a display device.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8. Computer
An information processing program for functioning as a presentation unit for presenting a time until displaying a state of a setting item when the device is used when changing the display of the setting item for using the device.

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